Who Let The Dogs Out by Baha Men. This was written by Anslem Douglas, a musician from Trinidad who wrote it two years before The Baha Men recorded it - his original version is called "Doggie. " Various versions were hits in the Caribbean, but The Baha Men toned down the Calypso rhythm to make it more appealing to American listeners. We have yet to meet someone who can remember any words to this song other than the chorus, which is: "Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof. " The song does have verses and even a hint of meaning - the lyrics are about disrespectful men who hit on women at a party. Desmond Child helped produce this song. He is a prolific hitmaker who had worked with many artists, including Bon Jovi, Cher, Kelly Clarkson, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Joan Jett.

His slick production helped make this accessible to a mainstream audience. Considering what a sensation this song was in America, it had a surprisingly low chart position, peaking at just #40. While the song seemed to be everywhere, its omnipresence was due more to cultural references than to record sales or airplay. Few radio stations put the song in rotation, and in this pre-download era, consumers had little interest in owning the single. To put it in perspective of other one-hit wonders of the era, Lou Bega's "Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of) " made #3, and "Macarena " spent a shocking 14 weeks at #1. Knowing most radio stations would have no interest in this song, it was marketed through sports, with the single sent to various baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer teams in hopes that they would play it at games. The Baha Men recording of this song was the brainchild of their producer, Steve Greenberg, who heard a version of the song by Fat Jakk and his Pack of Pets in 1998.

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Greenberg hated the song but loved the hook and was convinced he could work it into a hit. He convinced the Baha Men to record it and let the charge to get the song distributed and heard. Greenberg had some experience foisting catchy, unorthodox tunes on unsuspecting listeners: He was executive producer of the 1997 Hanson hit "MMMbop.